TEAS FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF

摘要

Teas are provided herein for ameliorating the effects of alcoholic drinks andgetting rid of, or curing, a "hangover". The teas broadly comprise 10 to 80parts byweight of an alder extract and 20 to 90 parts by weight of a mountain ashextract. Thealder extract and the mountain ash extracts each have been prepared fromleaves, stemsor roots of alder or mountain ash, respectively, by ordinary extractionprocesses at 70°Cto 80°C for 4 to 6 hours in an extractant. The teas may optically alsoinclude an extractof fructus ligustic fruit and/or an extract of radix puerariaes and/or a gourdextract, atvarious mixing ratios. The effects of the teas for ameliorating a "hangover"are producedby taking the teas either before or after drinking alcoholic drinks.